
A mining engineer graduate from South Dakota School of Mines, with a Masters Degree in mineral engineering management from Penn State, Mr. Parker has worked extensively in senior management positions in the mining industry for the past forty years.
Tom Parker was recently President and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Crest Mines Inc., a Spokane based gold exploration company. Prior to Gold Crest, Mr. Parker was the President and Chief Executive Officer of High Plains Uranium, Inc., a junior uranium mining company with over 120,000 acres (48,562 hectares) in claims and lease agreements that was acquired by Energy Metals Corporation in January 2007. Mr. Parker spent 10 years as Executive Vice President of Anderson and Schwab, a New York based management consulting firm. Prior to Anderson and Schwab, he was Chief Executive Officer of Costain Minerals Company, a company with 22 operating coal mines, the Brewer gold mine and Montana Talc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Parker worked 10 years for ARCO where he was President of Beaver Creek Coal Mines, General Manager of Nevada Moly, President of Thunder Basin Coal Company and VP for Engineering, Exploration and Business Development. He was also General Manager of the Jacobs Ranch mine for Kerr McGee Coal Company and served as Project Manager for Conoco for the Imouraren uranium deposit in Niger. He has worked in the potash, limestone and talc industries and has extensive experience in Niger, France and Venezuela.